Magnetic block toy

ABSTRACT

Disclosed herein is a magnetic toy block having various shapes that allow preschool toddlers and children to play and build different shapes of structures similar to Legos, and improve their creativity, space perception and understanding of different geometric shapes. The magnetic block toy includes a plurality of cylindrical protective members ( 100 ), wherein each of the plurality of cylindrical protective members ( 100 ) include a first insertion hole defined in an upper portion and a second insertion hole defined in a lower portion( 111,112 ), wherein each of the first and second insertion holes ( 111,112 ) are configured to receive and hold a magnet ( 10 ). Reinforcing members ( 110 ) arranged between each of the plurality of cylindrical protective members ( 100 ), wherein the reinforcing members ( 110 ) are configured to connect , support and reinforce the plurality of the cylindrical protective members ( 100 ) at front, back and two sides; and wherein the plurality of cylindrical protective members ( 100 ) including a magnet installed in each of the first and second insertion holes ( 111,112 ) are arranged in two parallel rows; wherein a magnetic block is formed by placing the plurality of the cylindrical protective members ( 100 ) connected with the reinforcing members ( 110 ) in a frame and filling the frame with a resin, such that a surface of each of the magnets ( 10 ) installed in the insertion holes ( 111,112 ) is exposed.

BACKGROUND

Disclosed herein is a magnetic toy block having various shapes thatallow preschool toddlers and children to play and build different shapesof structures similar to Legos, and improve their creativity, spaceperception and understanding of different geometric shapes.

Building block toys are manufactured and sold as play equipment capableof developing the intelligence and creativity of preschool toddlers oryounger elementary school children.

Such building block toys are mostly in rectangular shape havingprotrusions at the top and grooves at the bottom, and the protrusions inone block are inserted into the grooves on the other to connect theblocks and form a structure.

These conventional toy blocks, however, are only capable of beingconnected vertically and horizontally, and allow children to createlimited and simple shapes causing them to lose interest quickly

Moreover, the shapes and the number of toy blocks needed to build aparticular shape or design are limited, fixed, and predetermined thatany creativity or imagination of a child is in fact unnecessary andunused. Further, it is impossible to build a complete structure if asingle piece of block needed for a specific type or design is missing orlost.

In an effort to compensate these shortcomings, companies in recent yearshave been developing building block toys incorporating magnets and manyof these magnetic toy blocks came in stick and ball shape. Generally,the stick shaped magnetic toy blocks had either the synthetic resin bodymaking the outer cover and the disk type permanent magnet attached toboth tips of the stick or the bar shaped permanent magnet attached tothe stick covered with synthetic resin.

These stick shaped toy blocks were capable of being connected to themetal ball blocks allowing children to build more shapes and structures.Notably, two-dimensional sticks and one-dimensional ball made itpossible to create various three-dimensional designs and shapes.

However, said stick and ball shaped magnetic toy blocks allowed onlyline or frame type of assembly.

Patent Literatures: Domestic Patent Public Bulletin No. 10-0957884 (May6, 2010); Domestic Patent Public Bulletin No. 10-0132210 (Dec. 8, 1997);Domestic Utility Model Public Bulletin No. 20-0420630 (Jun. 28, 2006);Domestic Open Utility Model Public Bulletin No. 20-2012-0006345 (Sep.12, 2012).

BRIEF SUMMARY

Disclosed herein is a magnetic toy block having various shapes thatallow preschool toddlers and children to play and build different shapesof structures similar to Legos, and improve their creativity, spaceperception and understanding of different geometric shapes.

Such goal can be achieved by the invention discussed below.

First, having cylindrical protective members (100) with insertion holes(111,112) at the top and bottom where the magnets (10) may be inserted.

Several of these cylindrical protective members (100) with magnets (10)are then aligned into two rows and connected to each other by thereinforcing member (110) in every direction. The cylindrical protectivemembers (100) connected to each other by the reinforcing member (110)are placed into a rectangular or square shaped frame and syntheticresins fill up the frame to create final shape of the main body of theblock (1) having surface of each of the magnets (10) installed in theinsertion holes (111,112) is exposed.

These magnetic toy blocks can be produced in rectangle, square,triangle, polygon or any other shape, and in different thicknessesranging from 5 to 20 mm, and the magnets (10) are inserted into thecylindrical protective members (100) in particular to have the N polesand S poles alternating.

The magnetic toy blocks created in such way can further improvecreativity, space perception ability, and understanding of variousgeometric shapes for preschool toddlers and younger elementary schoolchildren by playing with magnetic toy blocks in a same or similar waythey play with other toy blocks such as Legos without limitations andshortcomings of conventional toy blocks and other magnetic toy blocksabove mentioned.

Yet in another embodiment, the odor barrier layer may be formed from ablend comprising about 85 wt. % of amorphous polyamide and about 15 wt.% of a vinyl-bond rich SEPS block copolymer functionalized with a maleicanhydride, in which the vinyl-bond rich SEPS block copolymer has a glasstransition temperature of about −15° C., a temperature at tangent deltapeak of about −5° C., and a tangent delta of about 0.45 at roomtemperature.

Other aspects, objectives and advantages will become more apparent fromthe following detailed description when taken in conjunction with theaccompanying FIGs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGS

The benefits and advantages of the present embodiments will become morereadily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art afterreviewing the following detailed description and accompanying FIGs,wherein:

FIG. 1 is the perspective view of the magnetic block toy based on theinvention;

FIG. 2 is the FIG to show the inside of the magnetic block toy base onthe invention;

FIG. 3 is the cross-sectional view of the magnetic block toy based onthe invention; and

FIG. 4 is the FIG showing the uses of the magnetic block toy based onthe invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

While the present disclosure is susceptible of embodiment in variousforms, there is shown in the FIGs and will hereinafter be describedpresently preferred embodiments with the understanding that the presentdisclosure is to be considered an exemplification and is not intended tolimit the disclosure to the specific embodiments illustrated.

First, each part is designated with a specific code (as explained below)and the same code is used for a particular part throughout.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the magnetic toy building blocks employing thepresent embodiment consist of cylindrical protective members (100), thereinforcing member (110), and the magnets (10) inserted into thecylindrical protective members (100).

The cylindrical protective member (100) has a cylinder shaped body andinsertion holes (111,112) on the top and bottom. There is partition(113) between the two insertion holes (111,112).

The magnets (10) are installed into the insertion holes (111,112) on thecylindrical protective member (100).

The magnets (10) are inserted into the insertion holes (111,112) on acylindrical protective member (100) in a way that the pole N is assignedto one magnet insertion hole (111) and the pole S is assigned to theother magnet insertion hole (112).

Several units of these cylindrical protective members (100), togetherwith the reinforcing member (110) in every direction, are produced byinjection molding.

More specifically, several units of the cylindrical protective members(100) with magnets (10) are created through injection molding and thesecylindrical protective members (100) are aligned into two parallel rowsand connected to each other by the reinforcing member (110) in everydirection.

The cylindrical protective members (100) connected by the reinforcingmember (110) are then placed in the rectangular or square shaped frame,and non-toxic synthetic resin solution is injected into the frame tocreate the main body of the block (1) and have each of the magnets (10)installed in the insertion holes (111,112) are exposed as shown in FIG.1.

Several units of the main body of the block (1) are produced by the samemethod stated above.

The main body of the block (1) is produced in rectangle, square,triangle, or polygon shape using different shapes of frames, and indifferent thicknesses within 5 to 20 mm range.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the magnets (10) are inserted into thecylindrical protective members (100) in a particular way to have N poleand the S pole alternating so that a main body of one block (1) can beassembled and attached to the other main body of the block (1) by virtueof magnetic principle; same poles pushing and the opposite poles pullingeach other.

As such, children can enjoy and play with the magnetic building blocktoys as exemplified in FIG. 4.

An alteration or simple change in magnetic building block toys may bedone by any person with an ordinary knowledge in the area and suchalteration and/or change shall be considered to be an invention.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

1—main body of the block; 10: magnet; 100—cylindrical protective member;111,112—insertion hole; 113—partition; 110: reinforcing member.

What is claimed is:
 1. A magnetic block toy comprising: a plurality ofcylindrical protective members, wherein each of the plurality ofcylindrical protective members includes a first insertion hole definedin an upper portion and a second insertion hole defined in a lowerportion, wherein each of the first and second insertion holes areconfigured to receive and hold a magnet; a magnet installed in each ofthe first and second insertion holes; reinforcing members arrangedbetween each of the plurality of cylindrical protective members, whereinthe reinforcing members are configured to connect, support and reinforcethe plurality of the cylindrical protective members at front, back andtwo sides; and wherein the plurality of cylindrical protective membersincluding a magnet installed in each of the first and second insertionholes are arranged in two parallel rows; wherein a magnetic block isformed by placing the plurality of the cylindrical protective membersconnected with the reinforcing members in a frame and filling the framewith a resin, such that a surface of each of the magnets installed inthe insertion holes is exposed.
 2. The magnetic block toy of claim 1,wherein the magnetic block is injection molded into a rectangular shape,a square shape, a triangular shape, or polygonal shape, wherein themagnetic block has a thickness of about 5 mm to about 20 mm.
 3. Themagnetic block toy of claim 1, wherein the magnets installed in theplurality of reinforcing members arranged in two parallel rows areinstalled such that the poles of the magnets are cross arranged as Npole S pole, N pole S pole.